US Border Patrol chief resigns, in latest Trump team shake-up

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-14 · 18:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Michael Banks, the chief of US Border Patrol, announced his resignation on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his departure, which comes amid ongoing leadership changes within the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Banks stated his decision was due to it being "time" and expressed belief that he had improved border security. His resignation marks the latest in a series of shifts among officials responsible for implementing President Trump's immigration policies. The agency is responsible for securing national borders and has been involved in immigration operations in US cities.

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Banks stated he feels he "got the ship back on course" and made the border the "most secure border this country has ever seen."

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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks announced his resignation on Thursday.

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US Border Patrol is tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and is increasingly used for immigration operations in American cities.

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The resignation is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing President Trump's immigration crackdown.

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The head of US Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday.Michael Banks’ decision, announced in a Fox News interview and later confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and comes as the Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach.“It’s just time,” Banks was quoted as saying in a report on the Fox News website. “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” he said.

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